Countering Islamophobia in Classrooms and Schools: A Workshop for Educators

In the US, fear of terrorism has been used to justify the racial and religious profiling of Muslims and people perceived to be Muslim. Since the 1970s, we have witnessed a steady rise in violent incidents and policies that intimidate, harm, and exclude Arab, Muslim, and immigrant communities.As critical educators for social justice, we have a responsibility to actively confront and dismantle Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism in our classrooms and schools.Join our learning community of educators as we:

Build understandings about the structural roots of anti-Muslim racism and how it affects our communities

Unpack the dominant myths and narratives around Muslims/Islam

Reframe Islamophobia as only individual acts of bigotry toward an analysis of state violence and systems of oppression

Strategize around meaningful ways to address anti-Muslim racism in classrooms and schools

Leave the training with action steps and questions for further study

Develop skills to speak out against Anti-Muslim discrimination; advocate for policies that respect the rights and dignity of Muslims; and oppose profiling, surveillance, and state violence against the Muslim community, inside and outside of schools

Location to be shared on confirmation of registrationDinner will be provided.Pre-registration required. Please register by Wednesday, May 10th.

This training is a joint project of the American Friends Service Committee - Chicago, Teachers for Social Justice - Chicago, and the Decolonize Education Coalition at UIC College of Education.

Action for Racial and Economic Justice

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Anniversary of Dr. King's Assassination
National Mobilization for Justice

The Fight for $15 has partnered nationally with the Movement for Black Lives for a day of action on April 4th, the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Teachers for Social Justice is organizing for this event (in Chicago), which is in two parts:

Theme: Defund Policing: Fund Schools and CommunitiesKeynote: Mariame Kaba, Project NIA. Mariame Kaba is an organizer, educator, curator, and founding director of Project NIA, a grassroots organization that works to end youth incarceration. She has co-founded several organizations including the Chicago Freedom School and the Chicago Taskforce on Violence Against Girls and Young Women. Mariame is currently organizing with Survived and Punished to address the criminalization of survivors of violence. Mariame is an abolitionist who is committed to transformative justice. Register online NOW!: here